Recent content by Runswithscissors

Hi - great name!! You asking as an applicator of the render… or the owner of the ass / building after it is installed?

Hi bud New build SIP houses either have a block and render outside, or have an open top and bottom drained and ventilated cavity between the SIP and the back of a quality render carrier board (created using vertical battens), and then a modern thin coat render applied Think you will struggle...

If it is condensation, as the landlord claims, you / he needs to ventilate or dehumidify the room… Mold spray won’t stop condensation… Looks more like water ingress, if the outside image is where the inside wall is…

Hi buddy You can see you are not going to get a sensible answer this this question…. Reason being - get a good, experienced, time served plasterer, take there advise, and there will not be anything but a square edge with new to old plaster…. Ceilings get reskimmed, or the artex on old...

Give Wemico or SAS a call and ask for their tech team… they have more beads than they show on their website These 2 are the main manufacturers, most of the rest are retailers Good luck

There are many threads on this topic on here…. Usually late Friday night threads….

Let’s be honest… this forum makes becoming a spread easy…. Search you situation, find a thread, start reading the posts for useful hel…. Oh…. …. Forget I started this post…. Carry on!

Use cement based tile adhesive when bonding or dabbing cement boards Gypsum dab adhesive needs the water in it to kick the adhesive and cure of the product. Cement boards have high suction and take the water out the gypsum adhesive, cause the cure to be impacted Hope this helps Good luck

As posts on a forum goes…. This one is sh!t….. Lol Your right - egos in the building trade are huge!!!

Knauf can offer Ready Mixed Finishing training at either Immingham or Sittingbourne training centres or site training (subject to project type and size) https://www.knauf.co.uk/our-services/hands-on-training

Yes - S&C render to EML has been used on TF for years as well… it will crack and fail as the S&C is heavy and brittle…. Why modern, thin coat, lightweight, flexible renders and suitable exterior grade, low or zero organic content boards have now taken over in this application! ….But, when S&C...

Timber frame structures are natural materials…. They have moisture in the timber. Cladding is weatherproof, if directly applied to a timber frame it traps the moisture in the structural timber, as well as having the dew point directly behind it (or maybe even in the structure), adding more water...

If you are looking at getting some roughcasting done, checking market rates…. If the price you have is within your budget (or near), ask for some reference projects to check their work and talk to the people they worked for… If it is good, and with good references, it is good value! You get...

Sorry buddy… this forum is a no price discussion zone for spreads…. As someone said earlier… measure your costs and set a price against your worth! ….don’t be driven by a QS or customer - someone will always be cheaper, but what are they getting? Good luck

Board and modern render is the way to go here without a doubt Do a search on here to get more system info…. As Malc said, find someone who knows what they are doing, done it before and happy to give you references (look at and talk to them) Get product / system help from the suppliers, if you...